North Carolina energy resources include several rivers in western and central North Carolina that provide substantial hydropower resources and high wind power potential off the State's Atlantic Coast. North Carolina's industrial sector leads State energy consumption by a small margin, followed closely by the transportation, commercial, and residential sectors.
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- North Carolina is one of the top nuclear power producers in the United States.
- The Dixie Pipeline, a major supplier of propane to the Southeast, terminates in Apex, North Carolina, where a terminal and above-ground storage tanks are located.
- Several rivers in western and central North Carolina provide hydroelectric power, North Carolina's only substantial energy resource.
- North Carolina's electricity consumption is among the highest in the Nation.